Status:
COMPLETED
Effect of Two Years of Resistance Training in Cardiac Function in Older Women: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Lead Sponsor:
Universidade Estadual de Londrina
Conditions:
Aging
Healthy
Eligibility:
FEMALE
60+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Purpose: This study aimed to determine the effect of 48 weeks of resistance training (RT) on cardiac function in older women. Methods: Sixty-four older women (≥ 60 years), physically independent, were...
Detailed Description
Echocardiography exams were performed according to current guidelines, at baseline and the end of the study, by an experienced echocardiographer blinded to patient status and group assignment in a Phi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- females aged ≥ 60 years; physically independent; had no cardiac, orthopedic, or musculoskeletal dysfunction that could impede physical exercise; not having uncontrolled diabetes mellitus or hypertension; and not be involved in the practice of regular physical activity performed more than once a week over the three months before the start of the study
Exclusion
- Not completed at least 80% of the sessions.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 20 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
64 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06160141
Start Date
March 1 2018
End Date
December 20 2019
Last Update
December 7 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Universidade Estadual de Londrina
Londrina, Paraná, Brazil, 86.057-970